Description
Buttermilk Goat Cheese Muffins deliver a tangy, rich experience that elevates breakfast or brunch. Crumbly goat cheese and smooth buttermilk create a delightful harmony, promising a memorable culinary moment you’ll savor with each bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups (280 grams) flour
- 4 tablespoons (56 grams) cold butter, cut into small pieces
- 4 tablespoons (56 grams / 2 ounces) good quality goat cheese, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup (240 milliliters) buttermilk
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoon salt
Topping and Finishing:
- 2 tablespoons (28 grams) butter, divided, to grease the pan and top the muffins
- ¼ cup (25 grams) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit (218 degrees Celsius) and place a 10-inch cast iron skillet inside to warm thoroughly.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium-sized mixing bowl, creating a uniform dry mixture.
- Crumble the cold butter and goat cheese into the flour mixture, using fingertips to blend until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal with small, uneven particles.
- Gradually pour buttermilk into the dry ingredients, gently folding the mixture to form a cohesive dough. If the mixture appears too crumbly, incorporate an additional tablespoon of buttermilk.
- Carefully extract the heated skillet from the oven and add of butter, tilting to ensure even coverage across the bottom surface.
- Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured work surface, kneading gently 3-4 times to achieve a smooth consistency. Flatten the dough into a rectangular shape approximately 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) thick.
- Use a 2.5-inch (6.35-centimeter) biscuit cutter to punch out round muffin shapes from the prepared dough.
- Arrange the dough rounds inside the butter-coated skillet, ensuring they are slightly touching each other.
- Brush the top of each muffin with remaining melted butter for a golden, rich finish.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes until the muffins develop a light golden-brown color and appear slightly crisp around the edges.
- Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese over the hot muffins.
- Serve warm, allowing the cheese to slightly melt and enhance the muffins’ flavor profile.
Notes
- Preheating the cast iron skillet creates a crispy, golden exterior that enhances the muffins’ texture and flavor.
- Work quickly with cold butter and goat cheese to maintain their flakiness and prevent melting during mixing.
- Use your fingertips to blend ingredients, ensuring a light and tender muffin with perfect crumbly consistency.
- Avoid overmixing the dough to prevent tough, dense muffins; gently fold until just combined.
- The high oven temperature helps achieve a beautiful rise and beautiful golden-brown crust.
- Sprinkle Parmesan cheese immediately after baking for an extra layer of savory richness and visual appeal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 160 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg